Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!cimshop!davidm From: cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: Lint for C++ Message-ID: Date: 19 Dec 90 20:55:37 GMT References: <93Rcu1w163w@turbo.atl.ga.us> Sender: davidm@cimshop.UUCP Distribution: comp Organization: Consilium Inc., Mountain View, California. Lines: 18 In-reply-to: greg@turbo.atl.ga.us's message of 18 Dec 90 02:14:43 GMT X-Posting-Software: GNUS 3.12 [ NNTP-based News Reader for GNU Emacs ] >>>>> On 18 Dec 90 02:14:43 GMT, greg@turbo.atl.ga.us (Greg Montgomery) said: Greg> I'm looking for a DOS lint that's compatible with C++ and ANSI C, Greg> specifically TC++, if it matters. Does anyone know of such a program, Greg> shareware or commercial??? The most common lint I've heard of is Greg> PC-lint, but I don't believe it supports C++. Any ideas?? Thanks... Isn't the C++, itself, enough of a LINT program?? LINT is usually used to detect potential problems in the source code that the compiler would not normally check for. C++, though, seems to check for everything that a LINT program would, so what's the need? -- ==================================================================== David Masterson Consilium, Inc. (415) 691-6311 640 Clyde Ct. uunet!cimshop!davidm Mtn. View, CA 94043 ==================================================================== "If someone thinks they know what I said, then I didn't say it!"